Ticket to Childhood

The Vietnamese bestseller translated into English for the first time, Ticket to Childhood is a sly and lovely story about what we lose when we grow up, and brings to life the impossible gap between youth and adulthood.

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The bestselling book in the history of modern Vietnam, The story of a man looking back on his life, Ticket to Childhood captures the texture of childhood in all of its richness. As we learn of the small miracles and tragedies that made up the narrator's life the misadventures and the misdeeds we meet his long lost friends, none of whom can forget how rich their lives once were. And even if Nguyen Nhat Anh can't take us back to our own childhoods, he captures those innocent times with a great deftness. A fable that will charm adults and move children, Ticket to Childhood is sure to capture the hearts of readers.